• Infrared and Laser Engineering
  • Vol. 49, Issue 12, 20201069 (2020)
Li Zheng1, Huibo Wang2, Wenlong Tian1, Dacheng Zhang1, Hainian Han3, Jiangfeng Zhu1, and Zhiyi Wei3
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Xidian University, Xi''an 710071, China
  • 2School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Xidian University, Xi''an 710071, China
  • 3Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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    Li Zheng, Huibo Wang, Wenlong Tian, Dacheng Zhang, Hainian Han, Jiangfeng Zhu, Zhiyi Wei. LD-pumped high-repetition-rate all-solid-state femtosecond lasers (Invited)[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2020, 49(12): 20201069 Copy Citation Text show less
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